Ben Cardew
@bencardew.bsky.social
Music writing / music podcasting / who knows?
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Hablé con DJ Fra, leyenda de la música electrónica en Barcelona y booker de Primavera Sound, sobre la importancia de Underground Resistance, antes de su concierto en @primavera-sound.bsky.social 2026. www.youtube.com/watch?v=CnE-...
La HISTORIA de UNDERGROUND RESISTANCE: dioses subterráneos de DETROIT TECHNO | #primaverasound2026
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November 12, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Hablé con DJ Fra, leyenda de la música electrónica en Barcelona y booker de Primavera Sound, sobre la importancia de Underground Resistance, antes de su concierto en @primavera-sound.bsky.social 2026. www.youtube.com/watch?v=CnE-...
On the Substack today, An ode to Royal Trux - or perfectly imperfect humanity in music. "What does it mean to be human? For me, the answer is Royal Trux." linenoise.substack.com/p/an-ode-to-...
An ode to Royal Trux - or perfectly imperfect humanity in music
Plus nose noise, Tarta Relena, Sarathy Korwar and more
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November 12, 2025 at 1:05 PM
On the Substack today, An ode to Royal Trux - or perfectly imperfect humanity in music. "What does it mean to be human? For me, the answer is Royal Trux." linenoise.substack.com/p/an-ode-to-...
on the @linenoisepod.bsky.social @radioprimavera.bsky.social this week, an interview with 2025 @primavera-sound.bsky.social Sunday headliner (I think we can call him) Paul Kalkbrenner. We talked about why The Essence is his best album, Depeche Mode, Stromae + more. soundcloud.com/line-noise-p...
Line Noise 236 - Paul Kalkbrenner
Ben Cardew spoke to techno titan Paul Kalkbrenner about why The Essence is his best album - and the first to feature no filler - the wonky dance productions of the 90s, playing to half a million peopl
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November 10, 2025 at 10:21 AM
on the @linenoisepod.bsky.social @radioprimavera.bsky.social this week, an interview with 2025 @primavera-sound.bsky.social Sunday headliner (I think we can call him) Paul Kalkbrenner. We talked about why The Essence is his best album, Depeche Mode, Stromae + more. soundcloud.com/line-noise-p...
Did you know that Hans Zimmer made the first British house record? That Mel & Kim might have made the second? That Rick Astley's debut was a house banger? No? Well may I point you gently in the way of my new Substack piece: Burn It Up (with Bill Brewster). linenoise.substack.com/p/burn-it-up...
Burn It Up - or how Hans Zimmer, Rick Astley and Steinski ignited British dance music (with Bill Brewster)
Plus San, Nikki Nair, µ-Ziq, Lankum and more
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November 5, 2025 at 8:05 AM
Did you know that Hans Zimmer made the first British house record? That Mel & Kim might have made the second? That Rick Astley's debut was a house banger? No? Well may I point you gently in the way of my new Substack piece: Burn It Up (with Bill Brewster). linenoise.substack.com/p/burn-it-up...
On @linenoisepod.bsky.social @radioprimavera.bsky.social today: I talk to Turbotito and Ragz from Naya Beat Records about Mohinder Kaur Bhamra's Punjabi Disco, cult classics, South Asian dance and electronic music and digging in India. Lots of fascinating stories! soundcloud.com/line-noise-p...
November 3, 2025 at 9:22 AM
On @linenoisepod.bsky.social @radioprimavera.bsky.social today: I talk to Turbotito and Ragz from Naya Beat Records about Mohinder Kaur Bhamra's Punjabi Disco, cult classics, South Asian dance and electronic music and digging in India. Lots of fascinating stories! soundcloud.com/line-noise-p...
Subscriber exclusive on the Substack today: My perfect Halloween record: DJ Skull’s The Graveyard Orchestra. Plus a Halloween playlist to disturb the neighbours. linenoise.substack.com/p/my-perfect...
My perfect Halloween record: DJ Skull’s The Graveyard Orchestra
Plus a Halloween playlist
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October 31, 2025 at 8:18 AM
Subscriber exclusive on the Substack today: My perfect Halloween record: DJ Skull’s The Graveyard Orchestra. Plus a Halloween playlist to disturb the neighbours. linenoise.substack.com/p/my-perfect...
On the Substack today, an interview with Lawrence, the last of the great pop stars. One of my favourite Substack pieces to date. linenoise.substack.com/p/an-intervi...
An interview with Lawrence, the last of the great pop stars
Plus Silvana Estrada, Tatyana Jane, Dry Cleaning, Tortoise and more
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October 29, 2025 at 8:08 AM
On the Substack today, an interview with Lawrence, the last of the great pop stars. One of my favourite Substack pieces to date. linenoise.substack.com/p/an-intervi...
Olá, adeptos do @primavera-sound.bsky.social Porto. Amanhã, vou entrevistar o Abel, da equipa de booking da Primavera Sound, sobre o Porto 2026 para a @radioprimavera.bsky.social
Se tiverem alguma dúvida, por favor publiquem-na abaixo. (e peço desculpa pela péssima tentativa de usar o português.)
Se tiverem alguma dúvida, por favor publiquem-na abaixo. (e peço desculpa pela péssima tentativa de usar o português.)
October 28, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Olá, adeptos do @primavera-sound.bsky.social Porto. Amanhã, vou entrevistar o Abel, da equipa de booking da Primavera Sound, sobre o Porto 2026 para a @radioprimavera.bsky.social
Se tiverem alguma dúvida, por favor publiquem-na abaixo. (e peço desculpa pela péssima tentativa de usar o português.)
Se tiverem alguma dúvida, por favor publiquem-na abaixo. (e peço desculpa pela péssima tentativa de usar o português.)
Anyone know who does the press for Marie Davidson??? Used to be Ninja, I know. But no more.... Thank you. And apologies for being boring.
October 28, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Anyone know who does the press for Marie Davidson??? Used to be Ninja, I know. But no more.... Thank you. And apologies for being boring.
one the @linenoisepod.bsky.social podcast today @radioprimavera.bsky.social, a @primavera-sound.bsky.social 2026 line up special, looking at some of the best electronic music on the 2026 bill, including legends, local, weirdness and more. soundcloud.com/line-noise-p...
Line Noise 234 - Primavera Sound 2026 electronic music special
It may be 10 months or so to Primavera Sound 2026 but it’s never too early to get planning. On this special Line Noise, Ben Cardew and Johann Wald look at the best electronic music in the Primavera So
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October 27, 2025 at 8:01 AM
one the @linenoisepod.bsky.social podcast today @radioprimavera.bsky.social, a @primavera-sound.bsky.social 2026 line up special, looking at some of the best electronic music on the 2026 bill, including legends, local, weirdness and more. soundcloud.com/line-noise-p...
This week, on the Substack, the third and final part of my guide to Masters at Work, including the Clyde Stubblefield of the drum machine, jungle repays its debt, the warm, beating heart of house and MAW go global.
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A guide to Masters at Work - aka the most influential duo in dance music: Part three
Plus COLA REN, Alejandra Cárdenas, Sudan Archives and more
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October 22, 2025 at 7:24 AM
This week, on the Substack, the third and final part of my guide to Masters at Work, including the Clyde Stubblefield of the drum machine, jungle repays its debt, the warm, beating heart of house and MAW go global.
linenoise.substack.com/p/a-guide-to...
linenoise.substack.com/p/a-guide-to...
On the @linenoisepod.bsky.social podcast @radioprimavera.bsky.social this week: Emma-Jean Thackray, whose second album Weirdo is a modern classic. We spoke about pitch-dark humour, Jazz Club, reclaiming the word "weirdo" and the saving power of music. soundcloud.com/line-noise-p...
Line Noise 233 - Emma-Jean Thackray
Emma-Jean Thackray's second album Weirdo is a modern classic and if you don't like it, you're wrong. We spoke to Emma-Jean before her recent Barcelona gig about pitch-dark humour, Jazz Club, reclaimin
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October 20, 2025 at 7:08 AM
On the @linenoisepod.bsky.social podcast @radioprimavera.bsky.social this week: Emma-Jean Thackray, whose second album Weirdo is a modern classic. We spoke about pitch-dark humour, Jazz Club, reclaiming the word "weirdo" and the saving power of music. soundcloud.com/line-noise-p...
Johann and I fulfilled a dream by speaking to Lawrence, of Felt, Denim and Mozart Estate, when he was in Barcelona for an event celebrating Street Level Superstar, Will Hodgkinson’s genius book about the enigmatic star. @radioprimavera.bsky.social open.spotify.com/episode/4e6t...
Lawrence (our own Street Level Superstar)
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October 16, 2025 at 10:51 AM
Johann and I fulfilled a dream by speaking to Lawrence, of Felt, Denim and Mozart Estate, when he was in Barcelona for an event celebrating Street Level Superstar, Will Hodgkinson’s genius book about the enigmatic star. @radioprimavera.bsky.social open.spotify.com/episode/4e6t...
what's the best Cure album? it's an eternal question. Johann and I put our ears to the wheel for @radioprimavera.bsky.social in honour of our @primavera-sound.bsky.social 2026 headliners. www.youtube.com/watch?v=6gB9...
RANKING all THE CURE Albums | Tier List | RPS MUSIC
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October 15, 2025 at 10:34 AM
what's the best Cure album? it's an eternal question. Johann and I put our ears to the wheel for @radioprimavera.bsky.social in honour of our @primavera-sound.bsky.social 2026 headliners. www.youtube.com/watch?v=6gB9...
Reposted by Ben Cardew
The wonderful Ben Cardew has just interviewed me for Disco Pogo magazine's autumn issue which will be out soon. Meanwhile here's an excerpt of the Radio Primavera Sound interview he did of me iin 2022. Full interview on my YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=2T3f...
#nicolette
#radioprimaverasound
#nicolette
#radioprimaverasound
October 14, 2025 at 5:42 PM
The wonderful Ben Cardew has just interviewed me for Disco Pogo magazine's autumn issue which will be out soon. Meanwhile here's an excerpt of the Radio Primavera Sound interview he did of me iin 2022. Full interview on my YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=2T3f...
#nicolette
#radioprimaverasound
#nicolette
#radioprimaverasound
New book incoming!
Space Age Batchelor Pad Music: The Story Of Stereolab In 20 Songs Out next year but you can pre-order from @waterstones.bsky.social with a 25% discount for the next few days. Get it here: www.waterstones.com/book/space-a...
Space Age Batchelor Pad Music: The Story Of Stereolab In 20 Songs Out next year but you can pre-order from @waterstones.bsky.social with a 25% discount for the next few days. Get it here: www.waterstones.com/book/space-a...
October 14, 2025 at 7:14 AM
New book incoming!
Space Age Batchelor Pad Music: The Story Of Stereolab In 20 Songs Out next year but you can pre-order from @waterstones.bsky.social with a 25% discount for the next few days. Get it here: www.waterstones.com/book/space-a...
Space Age Batchelor Pad Music: The Story Of Stereolab In 20 Songs Out next year but you can pre-order from @waterstones.bsky.social with a 25% discount for the next few days. Get it here: www.waterstones.com/book/space-a...
I spoke to Strictly Kev about Telepathic Fish: Trawling The Early 90s Ambient Underground - a new compilation tracing the history of London’s premier ambient party. We spoke about the dreaded “chill out” term, dancing to ambient + more. @radioprimavera.bsky.social soundcloud.com/line-noise-p...
Line Noise 232 - Telepathic Fish special with Strictly Kev
Ben Cardew spoke to Kevin Foakes - aka Strictly Kev aka DJ Food about Telepathic Fish: Trawling The Early 90s Ambient Underground - a new compilation album tracing the history of South London’s premie
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October 13, 2025 at 8:10 AM
I spoke to Strictly Kev about Telepathic Fish: Trawling The Early 90s Ambient Underground - a new compilation tracing the history of London’s premier ambient party. We spoke about the dreaded “chill out” term, dancing to ambient + more. @radioprimavera.bsky.social soundcloud.com/line-noise-p...
Hello everyone. Can you please follow Line Noise on Soundcloud? Please? I’ve been stuck on 999 followers for a week and it is driving me mad. soundcloud.com/line-noise-p...
Line Noise Podcast
A podcast about electronic music by Ben Cardew. Formerly home to Braqueberry and Philip Sherburne. Picking at the threads of electronic music. Now available on Radio Primavera Sound (primaverasound.co
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October 10, 2025 at 9:52 AM
Hello everyone. Can you please follow Line Noise on Soundcloud? Please? I’ve been stuck on 999 followers for a week and it is driving me mad. soundcloud.com/line-noise-p...
Emperor TK > Mars Audiac > Transient > Dots > Margerine > Peng! > Cobra > Sound-Dust > Chemical > Instant Holograms > Not Music and I can prove it with diagrams.
October 8, 2025 at 10:18 AM
Emperor TK > Mars Audiac > Transient > Dots > Margerine > Peng! > Cobra > Sound-Dust > Chemical > Instant Holograms > Not Music and I can prove it with diagrams.
On the Substack (for everyone) A guide to Masters at Work - aka the most influential duo in dance music. Pt 1.
In which I start off my journey into Kenny + Louie. Are they the most influential duo in dance music? What do you think? What are your MAW classics? linenoise.substack.com/p/a-guide-to...
In which I start off my journey into Kenny + Louie. Are they the most influential duo in dance music? What do you think? What are your MAW classics? linenoise.substack.com/p/a-guide-to...
A guide to Masters at Work - aka the most influential duo in dance music. Part one.
Plus track reviews featuring Montell Fish, DJ Babatr, Ship Sket and more
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October 8, 2025 at 7:05 AM
On the Substack (for everyone) A guide to Masters at Work - aka the most influential duo in dance music. Pt 1.
In which I start off my journey into Kenny + Louie. Are they the most influential duo in dance music? What do you think? What are your MAW classics? linenoise.substack.com/p/a-guide-to...
In which I start off my journey into Kenny + Louie. Are they the most influential duo in dance music? What do you think? What are your MAW classics? linenoise.substack.com/p/a-guide-to...
On the Substack today, for paid subscribers only (for the moment), my 7,000 word guide to Masters At Work AKA he most influential duo in dance music. linenoise.substack.com/p/a-guide-to...
A guide to Masters at Work - aka the most influential duo in dance music
(A subscriber special)
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October 7, 2025 at 7:06 AM
On the Substack today, for paid subscribers only (for the moment), my 7,000 word guide to Masters At Work AKA he most influential duo in dance music. linenoise.substack.com/p/a-guide-to...
my guest on @linenoisepod.bsky.social @radioprimavera.bsky.social is Carrier! Expect loads of d&b chat (he was in Commix, you know), Berlin and Antwerp, primal feelings and a lot more. His debut album as Carrier, Rhythm Immortal, is released on October 24. soundcloud.com/line-noise-p...
Line Noise 231 (Carrier)
On the latest Line Noise, I spoke to Guy Brewer aka Carrier (and formerly one third of Commix and all of Shifted) about insane drum & bass production skill, Cambridge Hardcore, Berlin and Antwerp, pri
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October 6, 2025 at 7:07 AM
my guest on @linenoisepod.bsky.social @radioprimavera.bsky.social is Carrier! Expect loads of d&b chat (he was in Commix, you know), Berlin and Antwerp, primal feelings and a lot more. His debut album as Carrier, Rhythm Immortal, is released on October 24. soundcloud.com/line-noise-p...
I am simultaneously annoyed and vaguely comforted that AI has just totally failed the job I set it to do. There's (boring) work for us all.
October 2, 2025 at 7:56 PM
I am simultaneously annoyed and vaguely comforted that AI has just totally failed the job I set it to do. There's (boring) work for us all.
Part two of my guide to High Contrast is now available, plus reviews of new music by okdw, Tia Talks, Hekt, femtanyl, Mohammad Reza Mortazavi, Emma-Jean Thackray, Peter Perrett and Nala Sinephro. linenoise.substack.com/p/high-contr...
High Contrast - bringing French House funk to D&B: Part two
Plus okdw, Hekt, femtanyl, Nala Sinephro and more
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October 1, 2025 at 7:24 AM
Part two of my guide to High Contrast is now available, plus reviews of new music by okdw, Tia Talks, Hekt, femtanyl, Mohammad Reza Mortazavi, Emma-Jean Thackray, Peter Perrett and Nala Sinephro. linenoise.substack.com/p/high-contr...
damn this Devo documentary is SO GOOD. I think I'm going into a major Devo phase.
September 27, 2025 at 1:24 PM
damn this Devo documentary is SO GOOD. I think I'm going into a major Devo phase.